Vending cabinet



Sept. 19, 1939; -J. HALAY VENDING CABINET Filed June 20, 1938 INVENTOATTO R N EYS Patented Sept. 19, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE VENDINGCABINET John Halay, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application June 20, 1938, Serial No. 214,788

2 Claims.

My invention relates to vending devices and more particularly to coincontrolled locking devices for cabinets and the like.

One of the principal objects of my invention is to provide a coincontrolled locking means for cabinets and the like which is simple inconstruction, durable in use, positive in operation and economical inmanufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription, appended claims and annexed drawing.

Referring to the drawing wherein like reference characters designatelike parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a cabinet having my invention appliedthereto.

Figures 2 and 3 are sectional views taken on the lines 22 and- 33 ofFigure 1 respectively.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 illustrating the open or unlockedposition of the parts.

Figure 5 is a detail side elevation of the keeper illustrating the sameattached to a portion of the cabinet door.

In practicing my invention I provide a cabinet 5 having hinged thereto adoor 6 and formed on one side with a. partition 1 dividing the cabinetinto storage and lock mechanism chambers 8 and 9 respectively. Thestorage chamber is adapted for the reception of cans or the likecontaining gasoline, oil or other content, one of the cans beingillustrated as at l0. The front of the cabinet enclosing the chamber 9and adjacent the door 6 is fashioned with a coin slot H at the upper endthereof. Secured to the partition 1 in the lock mechanism chamber is acoin chute l2 having an upper end 13 in communication with the slot l land a lower end fashioned with oppositely disposed slots l 4 and I5.Extending within the chute 12 through the slot I5 is a coin actuatingmember or wheel l6 fixed to a transversely extending shaft [1, the outerof which extends without the cabinet and is provided with a handle l8.The outer face of the wheel I6 is fashioned with an arm [9 connected toone end of a coil spring 20, the opposite end of said coil spring 20being connected to the bottom of the cabinet.

Secured to the partition 1 and subjacent the arm 19 is a stop pin 2| forlimiting the downward movement of the arm 19, the spring 26 normallyurging said arm 19 into engagement with a pin 2| as clearly illustratedin Figure 2 of the drawing.

The wheel 16 is fashioned with a segmented portion forming a seat 22 forreceiving thereon a coin 23 deposited through the slot l I andgravitated through the chute l2. Extending through the slot I4 is thelower end of a lever 24 pivoted to the partition 1 as at 25, the upperend of said lever engaging a recess 26 formed in the peripheral face ofa bolt wheel 21. Said upper end of the lever 24 is normally urged intoengagement with the bolt 21 by means of a spring 28 secured about a pin29 formed on the side of a bracket 39 secured to the partition 1.

The inner face of the door 6 adjacent the free end thereof has securedthereto a keeper 3| formed with a centrally disposed opening 32adaptedto engage an axially extending face 33 of a segmented section ofthe bolt wheel 21. Said segmented section is fashioned with an opposite-1y disposed inclined face 34 adapted to engage the outer end face 35 ofthe keeper to effect opening of the door when the bolt wheel is rotatedin counter-clockwise direction as clearly illustrated in Figure 4 of thedrawing. The peripheral face of the bolt wheel is formed with aprojection 36 adapted to engage the partition 1 upon rotation of thebolt wheel in counter-clockwise direction to limit the movement thereofwhereby to maintain the segmented section of the bolt wheel in keeperreceiving position to effect closing and locking of the door ashereinafter set forth.

The partition 1 is formed with a slot 31 through which one side of thebolt wheel extends for engagement with the keeper 3|. The bolt wheel isfixed to a vertically extending shaft 38 journaled in a pair of spacedbearing brackets 39 secured to the partition 1. Said shaft has fixedthereto one end of a coil spring 40, the other end of said springengaging the partition and normally urging rotation of the bolt wheel 21in counterclockwise direction.

Located within the storage chamber 8 adjacent the bottom thereof is ahorizontally extending end section 4| of a vertically extending rod 42located within the chamber 9, a slot 43 being provided in the lower endof the partition for the reception of the section 4| whereby the samemay be raised and lowered relative to the floor of the cabinet. Theupper end of the rod 42 has pivotally connected thereto a link 44 inturn pivotally connected to a bell crank lever 45 intermediate the endsections thereof as clearly illustrated in Figure 1. One arm of the bellcrank lever is pivoted to the inner face of the front of the cabinet asat 46 and the opposite arm is of a width to form a closure for the slotl I when the section 4| is in raised position as hereinafter set forth.The upper arm of the bell crank lever 45 is operable through a slot 41formed in the side wall of the upper section I3 of the chute l2 asillustrated in Figure 2.

Secured to the rod 42 between the upper end thereof and the section 4|is a collar 48 engaging the upper end of a spring 49 carried by saidrod. The lower end of the spring 49 engages the upper face of a bracket50 secured to the inner face of the front wall of the cabinet. Saidspring 49 normally urges said arm upwardly to eifect closing of the slot1 I by the arm of the bell crank lever as heretofore described. When thecan I is positioned within the cabinet the same rests upon the section Mof the rod 42 and the weight of said can causes the arm of the bellcrank lever to be maintained in a position adjacent the slot II wherebyto permit the insertion of a coin in said slot. Upon insertion of a coinin the slot II the same will be discharged through the lower endof thechute l2 and seat upon the seat 22 of the member i5. Rotation of theshaft I! through the medium of the handle I8 serves to move the coin 23in engagement with the lower end of the lever 24 whereby the upper endof the lever 24 is moved against the tension of the spring 28 and out ofthe recess 26 thereby permitting the bolt Wheel to rotate in thedirection of the arrows indicated on the drawing. Rotation of the boltwheel in the direction of the arrows serves to move the door 6 towardsopen position by means of the wall 34 engaging the face 35 of the keeper3 I.

When the door is thus moved to a partial open position the same may bemanually moved to full open position and access had to the contents ofthe cabinet. When the can I!) is removed from the cabinet and from thesection 4|, the spring ifi serves to actuate the rod 42 upwardly andclose the slot i i through the medium of the arm of the bell crank lever45 to prevent further insertion of any coins within the chute l2 shouldthe door be closed and locked Without replacing a can in the cabinet.

From the foregoing it will be noted that I have provided a simple andreliable form of vending cabinet adapted to contain cans of gasoline,oil or the like and said cabinets may be positioned in strategiclocations along highways for use of motorists and the like.

What I claim is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising, a housing, a coinchute within said housing and having an open lower end, a spring pressedcoin actuating wheel mounted at the lower end of said chute forreceiving a coin deposited within said chute, a spring actuated boltwheel mounted in said housing and actuated by its spring to an unlockedposition, and a lever pivotally-mounted within said housing and normallysecuring said bolt wheel in locked position against the tension of itsspring, said lever having an end disposed adjacent said coin actuatingwheel whereby a coin carried by said coin actuating wheel engages saidlever and operates the latter to release said bolt Wheel to permitactuation thereof by its spring to said unlocked position.

2. A device of the character described, comprising, a housing, a coinchute within said housing and having an open lower end, a spring pressedcoin actuating wheel mounted at the lower end of said chute forreceiving a coin deposited Within said chute, a spring actuated boltwheel mounted ,in said housing and actuated by its spring to an unlockedposition, a lever pivotally mounted within said housing and normallysecuring said bolt wheel in locked position against the tension of itsspring, said lever having an end disposed adjacent said coin actuatingwheel whereby a coin carried by said coin actuating wheel engages saidlever and operates the latter to release said bolt wheel to permitactuation thereof by its spring to said unlocked position, and meansfixed to said coin actuating Wheel for operating the latter.

JOHN HALAY.

